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PiggyBancon said: slovak125 said: So this entire episode was exposition on the world and showing that their steam guns aren't powerful enough to kill Kabaneras who have hardened body and can punch through steel. Yet, the next thing we see is a petit 40kg girl decapitating Kabenera with a spinning kick. Like WTF? That blade wasnt thick enough to slash through his neck and I seriously doubt she can produce enough momentum to even cut through his hardened body... I'm not sure if someone watched ending but she is shown there how she kills Kabanera with a javelin. Like seriously???? U had the entire first episode to fucking show that steam guns arent enough to pierce through their heart and in ending the 40kg girl can kill Kabanera with a wooden fucking javelin. Letting the train in was stupid and doesn't make sense. The girl killing the Kabanera is explainable because she's a demi Kabanera. You can see her body have the Kabanera veins in the opening. The people and MC are stupid though because they already have a weapon that can pierce through the Kabaneras. It's the suicide bag because for some reason it can pierce through the heart of a Kabanera. They could just turn that thing into a weapon. Wtf are you talking about. That bag destroys the heart BEFORE it is fortified by the virus. |
Darklight0303 said: Wtf are you talking about. That bag destroys the heart BEFORE it is fortified by the virus. Remember the guy who wasn't a Kabaneri that they shot through the heart? They said he wasn't a Kabaneri because he died. That means once you get infected, you're heart is already fortified. |
PiggyBancon said: Darklight0303 said: Wtf are you talking about. That bag destroys the heart BEFORE it is fortified by the virus. Remember the guy who wasn't a Kabaneri that they shot through the heart? They said he wasn't a Kabaneri because he died. That means once you get infected, you're heart is already fortified. No it just means the body is already more sturdy than a normal human. Those shots went all over his body not just his heart. |
Darklight0303 said: PiggyBancon said: Remember the guy who wasn't a Kabaneri that they shot through the heart? They said he wasn't a Kabaneri because he died. That means once you get infected, you're heart is already fortified. No it just means the body is already more sturdy than a normal human. Those shots went all over his body not just his heart. He was shot through the heart. Watch that again, they even showed the hole. |
| For a show that clearly promises good looking imagery and nothing else, people sure are putting a lot of time into poking holes in it and defending said holes. |
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| I loved it, It was The Walking Dead meets Attack on Titan in a Steampunk Setting! The Music was really good to, I could tell that it was Hiroyuki Sawano immediately. I don't know if this show will stay good but it's probably going to get rated into the top 10 animes on the website. |
| People are still confused as to how he healed himself? That magic stone he was holding in his hand. |
| “A grown man does not apologize. It lowers the value of his soul.” -Araragi Koyomi |
| a bit skeptical about this. it has snk written all over it. not because it's a post apocalyptic world or because it's a walled city invaded by the menace or because the MC turns into a demihuman or because the girl is too strong but because it is all those things. okay, i get it, same director, same studio, same composer, things are gonna look alike but if they didn't want it to be compared to snk why use a plot so conveniently alike? putting that aside this was just the first ep and it was just as exciting as snk episode one. i just hope this doesn't fall apart like it. |
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unbewithable said: a bit skeptical about this. it has snk written all over it. not because it's a post apocalyptic world or because it's a walled city invaded by the menace or because the MC turns into a demihuman or because the girl is too strong but because it is all those things. okay, i get it, same director, same studio, same composer, things are gonna look alike but if they didn't want it to be compared to snk why use a plot so conveniently alike? putting that aside this was just the first ep and it was just as exciting as snk episode one. i just hope this doesn't fall apart like it. Because the director likes zombies, because it's WIT's second zombie project, and because Shingeki gave a successful mainframe to the staff to experiment with original content in the hope (as it is now) the series would articulate different dynamics. For example: vs. Kabaneri - dried, blooded white flowers in a wasteland, hinting the story is in progression and escalated to bloodshed already. Also, the sound of the leaves. Shingeki - vibrant, idilyc colors and picture, almost no sounds, creating the effect of stillness before the storm (aka, shit hits the fan in a few seconds. Unexpectedly). Another example: is based on both Colossal Titan over the Wall, but could also extend to if one is in the mood to wait for SnK S2 :) |
zellamiApr 12, 2016 9:55 PM
zellami said: Because the director likes zombies, because it's WIT's second zombie project, and because Shingeki gave a successful mainframe to the staff to experiment with original content in the hope (as it is now) the series would articulate different dynamics. For example: vs. Kabaneri - dried, blooded white flowers in a wasteland, hinting the story is in progression and escalated to bloodshed already. Also, the sound of the leaves. Shingeki - vibrant, idilyc colors and picture, almost no sounds, creating the effect of stillness before the storm (aka, shit hits the fan in a few seconds. Unexpectedly). Another example: is based on both Colossal Titan over the Wall, but could also extend to if one is in the mood to wait for SnK S2 :) i actually agree with you. if the formula was really successful why not use it again and try to go in a different direction? that's what i'm expecting of this (because i didn't really like snk and). my problem isn't really with it being alike, it's with people fighting about it. i see snk everywhere in this and that's not necessarily bad. and thanks for the parallel. it's interesting seeing it that way. |
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| @unbewithable What could we do, really. I've never found MAL forums particularly cancerous, but the worst of MAL never changes :) |
| the art and actions are good, the feel is nice too but the story and is a bit messy, especially the actions and thinking of the people in the show... could be better when more stuff are revealed did not watch the anime version of Titan, but yup they do have similarities |
| After watching the first episode, i can tell this anime is crappy. Not all its hyped to be and an obvious ripoff, dropping it faster than a hot potato, not even going to bother adding it to my list. |
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TaichoMo said: After watching the first episode, i can tell this anime is crappy. Not all its hyped to be and an obvious ripoff, dropping it faster than a hot potato, not even going to bother adding it to my list. Then you might as well have not posted at all. That's how worthless your comment is |
| Hmm. This could be good. Maybe. The train being taken over and managing to destroy the entire city was slightly eye-rolling. You would think that given the high probability of there bring Kabanes climbing on the train that there would be a spotting tower some ways out so they could communicate beforehand whether everything was okay or not. I suppose it's to be expected with this sort of premise though. There has to be some incredibly obvious mistakes made in order to force an event to happen, else they could just turtle up in their stations forever and everything will be hunky-dory. The MC is very, very typical, being the sole voice of justice shouting out at the higher ups who must absolutely refuse to listen to reason. Because, again, it creates drama that otherwise wouldn't exist, and we can't be having this sort of story without drama, right? I'm also confiused as to why they were checking everyone for signs of the virus. Given that we saw just how incredibly fast it spreads through the body once bitten - it was within a minute for when Protag-kun got bitten - how could that guy running away naked possibly have the virus? And indeed, if he truly didn't have it, surely he should have agreed to let himself be locked up because after 3 days he would still be human and let go. There was no need for him to run off like that. All that aside, the art was stunning. It reminded me somewhat of God Eater. Fond of the designs for the Kabanes, and everything else just looked great. Visually I can't fault it. It'll look great each week, if nothing else. |
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Darklight0303 said: TaichoMo said: After watching the first episode, i can tell this anime is crappy. Not all its hyped to be and an obvious ripoff, dropping it faster than a hot potato, not even going to bother adding it to my list. Then you might as well have not posted at all. That's how worthless your comment is You responded to a worthless comment, if you have half a brain you might understand what I'm saying :) |
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-Maz said: Hmm. This could be good. Maybe. The train being taken over and managing to destroy the entire city was slightly eye-rolling. You would think that given the high probability of there bring Kabanes climbing on the train that there would be a spotting tower some ways out so they could communicate beforehand whether everything was okay or not. I suppose it's to be expected with this sort of premise though. There has to be some incredibly obvious mistakes made in order to force an event to happen, else they could just turtle up in their stations forever and everything will be hunky-dory. The MC is very, very typical, being the sole voice of justice shouting out at the higher ups who must absolutely refuse to listen to reason. Because, again, it creates drama that otherwise wouldn't exist, and we can't be having this sort of story without drama, right? I'm also confiused as to why they were checking everyone for signs of the virus. Given that we saw just how incredibly fast it spreads through the body once bitten - it was within a minute for when Protag-kun got bitten - how could that guy running away naked possibly have the virus? And indeed, if he truly didn't have it, surely he should have agreed to let himself be locked up because after 3 days he would still be human and let go. There was no need for him to run off like that. All that aside, the art was stunning. It reminded me somewhat of God Eater. Fond of the designs for the Kabanes, and everything else just looked great. Visually I can't fault it. It'll look great each week, if nothing else. EXACTLY! !! These reasons made it a no go for me. Can't fault the visuals though. ... |
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| I hereby dub this as: Attack on Zombies: Steampunk Version |
| A few things are bothering me about this episode: 1- Ikoma's weapon didn't work earlier, then one of his friends said something and he figured out how to fix the problem, and he fixed it, but when? since he was locked up until the Kabaneri invaded the place, there was no time for him to fix the weapon! 2- How do these people not notice they were bitten until they look at the injury? do they not feel pain?! 3- Why did that guy run off when they were checking him out for the virus if he wasn't infected? is he retarded or something?! Other than that I loved everything, this is probably gonna be the best show of the year for me. |
DiabloMaskApr 13, 2016 6:59 PM
| hm, getting some sort of attack on snowpiercer vibe here. seems a bit contrived how that infected train got to break through, you'd think there would be extreme precautions for these sort of things. also kind of funky how the dude was able to stop the virus by choking himself....not how viruses really work....though the scene heavily focused on that green stone in his hand...so i suppose this will be a major plot point. think i'll continue watching. |
| My problems were: 1. They clearly took precaution with the Kotetsujyo and yet when the 2nd train arrived, they instantly decided to lower the bridge. This is either an oversight or human error done for drama. 2. You prevent the virus from taking over........by choking yourself? Yeah, okay. Aside from those, I liked this 1st episode. |
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DiabloMask said: A few things are bothering me about this episode: 1- Ikoma's weapon didn't work earlier, then one of his friends said something and he figured out how to fix the problem, and he fixed it, but when? since he was locked up until the Kabaneri invaded the place, there was no time for him to fix the weapon! 2- How do these people not notice they were bitten until they look at the injury? do they not feel pain?! 3- Why did that guy run off when they were checking him out for the virus if he wasn't infected? is he retarded or something?! Other than that I loved everything, this is probably gonna be the best show of the year for me. 1 is an easy one - basically Ikoma made a bigger caliber of his gun and forgot to increase the amount of gunpowder (which is what his friend asked when commenting on Ikoma's test failure). The second time, when he lured the kabane, he stuffed gunpowder in a hurry and as much as he could. Given it was a close range shooting, the impact, despite lacking precision, succeeded. I think he also had change the material as a whole, but we'd see the detailed modifications in the next episodes. 2-3 As someone said previously here, a drop of blood on the eyeballs could also warrant infection by the virus, which has the ability to spread in fast. That is, infection doesn't depend solely on being bitten by kabane, but in an array of contamination incidents - heck, there are viruses which are not only airborne, but soak through the pores of the skin, lest from scratches and open wounds. Hence, the rigid regulations in the quarantine zone. I don't know why the guy freaked out, but probably he was suspected to have an injury and deemed to be jailed for 72 hours. Which he didn't want, obviously. |
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| I don't like first episode. MC is dumber and worse characterizied than Eren from AoT, female characters are don't fit into this post apocalyptic setting. Action isn't something special in my opinion and writing is bad. I expect that it will be really overhyped, just like AoT. 2/5 |
Guranto-kun said: Aimer and Chelly for OP and ED? + Sawano Hiroyuki? Music 10/10 favorite composer. explains the snk feel in the show. that and its the same director. 10/10 would listen to the soundtrack again. |
ZerShady said: I don't like first episode. MC is dumber and worse characterizied than Eren from AoT, female characters are don't fit into this post apocalyptic setting. Action isn't something special in my opinion and writing is bad. I expect that it will be really overhyped, just like AoT. 2/5 You can't be serious. Dumber than Eren? You're trolling way too obviously |
Darklight0303 said: ZerShady said: I don't like first episode. MC is dumber and worse characterizied than Eren from AoT, female characters are don't fit into this post apocalyptic setting. Action isn't something special in my opinion and writing is bad. I expect that it will be really overhyped, just like AoT. 2/5 You can't be serious. Dumber than Eren? You're trolling way too obviously You think that his plan to bait zombies and kill them by oneself is smart? He was supposed to turn into a zombie at the end of the episode. |
ZerShady said: You think that his plan to bait zombies and kill them by oneself is smart? He was supposed to turn into a zombie at the end of the episode. His plan was to have the Kabane come through the door. If that had happened he wouldn't have gotten bit. YOu're seriously grasping at straws. Eren was 99% of the time RAWR KILL ALL TITANS KILL ALL TITANS and then getting kidnapped 24/7. You're either an eren fanboy trying to bash a better character, an idiot, or a troll |
Darklight0303Apr 14, 2016 7:07 AM
Darklight0303 said: ZerShady said: You think that his plan to bait zombies and kill them by oneself is smart? He was supposed to turn into a zombie at the end of the episode. His plan was to have the Kabane come through the door. If that had happened he wouldn't have gotten bit. YOu're seriously grasping at straws. Eren was 99% of the time RAWR KILL ALL TITANS KILL ALL TITANS and then getting kidnapped 24/7. You're either an eren fanboy trying to bash a better character, an idiot, or a troll But if zombies would be more than two, he would have gotten bit anyway. And if I say that MC from this series is more stupid than Eren it doesn't mean that Eren wasn't dumb. He was a hot-headed idiot, no doubt. But he has something similar to decent motivation to kill the titans: one of them killed his mother. And why MC from KnK want to kill zombies? Because he want to be a HERO OF JUSTICE. |
MysteriousBanana said: You got proof of that? The last scene of the episode showed the virus completely receding from Ikoma's body.Cazzoe said: He didn't, following standard shounen hero trope he's fully infected and has the powers of the kabane, but still has his sanity.SnK 2.0?? Hopefully it'll be better than that. Still not sure how he killed the virus by suffocating himself, hopefully it's explained soon. |
SapewlothApr 14, 2016 7:39 AM
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ZerShady said: Darklight0303 said: His plan was to have the Kabane come through the door. If that had happened he wouldn't have gotten bit. YOu're seriously grasping at straws. Eren was 99% of the time RAWR KILL ALL TITANS KILL ALL TITANS and then getting kidnapped 24/7. You're either an eren fanboy trying to bash a better character, an idiot, or a troll But if zombies would be more than two, he would have gotten bit anyway. And if I say that MC from this series is more stupid than Eren it doesn't mean that Eren wasn't dumb. He was a hot-headed idiot, no doubt. But he has something similar to decent motivation to kill the titans: one of them killed his mother. And why MC from KnK want to kill zombies? Because he want to be a HERO OF JUSTICE. You seem to forget he watched from behind the flap to see the ONE kabane taking the bait before he got back to his gun. Also WHAT? Did you seriously miss the flashback as he was almost killing himself? Sense of justice? You seriously didn't pay a single moment of attention to this episode. |
| Amazing! I like the Ikoma already, have been so long since a nice male MC in a show like this... Mumei is so nice! The ED was amazing! |
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Darklight0303 said: You seem to forget he watched from behind the flap to see the ONE kabane taking the bait before he got back to his gun. He would sit with the gun and wait for one, but then find out that his bait pecked more zombies. Just why he couldn't take his gun, return to the station and test his gun on the zombies which don't pay their attention on him? Darklight0303 said: Also WHAT? Did you seriously miss the flashback as he was almost killing himself? Sense of justice? You seriously didn't pay a single moment of attention to this episode. This flashback doesn't make his character more than typical stupid MC in my eyes. |
tsubasalover said: [news] Koutetsujou no Kabaneri ep.2 delayed because of the earthquake happened earlier in Japan. There is no ep.2 this week (both on TV and Amazon Prime). https://twitter.com/anime_kabaneri/status/720641909438308356 Oh god no. I hope they're all okay |
| It's 6.2 max, but apparently quakes didn't reside for hours. Hopefully, it settles soon and everyone's fine. |
| Yup , episode 2 is definitely delayed today along with Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) 2nd Season. |
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Stark700 said: Yup , episode 2 is definitely delayed today along with Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) 2nd Season. Understandable. How big of a delay is it? |
tsubasalover said: [news] Koutetsujou no Kabaneri ep.2 delayed because of the earthquake happened earlier in Japan. There is no ep.2 this week (both on TV and Amazon Prime). https://twitter.com/anime_kabaneri/status/720641909438308356 Screw you nature!!! |
ZerShady said: I don't like first episode. MC is dumber and worse characterizied than Eren from AoT, female characters are don't fit into this post apocalyptic setting. Action isn't something special in my opinion and writing is bad. I expect that it will be really overhyped, just like AoT. 2/5 First, are you seriously implying Ikoma, who has shown both an actual ability to actually reason and a truly focused goal, is characterized worse than Eren in simply one episode. That is beyond just a leap of logic, I'm afraid. Second, the bolded statement is plainly ignorant. Why can't females be in a post-apocalyptic setting? More importantly, what makes you the judge of that? If incompetent writers learned to write a decent female character, people like you wouldn't be able to make these (completely unjustified) complaints. It's not that it can't be done; it isn't being done right. The only thing I agree with is this show is overhyped, which is so plainly obvious even an ape could understand. tsubasalover said: [news] Koutetsujou no Kabaneri ep.2 delayed because of the earthquake happened earlier in Japan. There is no ep.2 this week (both on TV and Amazon Prime). https://twitter.com/anime_kabaneri/status/720641909438308356 Oh, that's horrible. Thoughts and prayers to all those who were caught up in this. :( |
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Gimmicks said: Eh I think the ending was kind of bullshit if he can completely stop and kill the virus just by strangling himself. It would've been more believable if he just cut off his arm before it had a chance to spread. I mean even the start of the episode seemed to suggest if it reached your heart then you were screwed but apparently it's the brain.. Also, if the loli can kill a pretty massive Kabane on her own I don't get why all the soldiers aren't using swords instead of guns. Minor nitpicks are just that the animation style seemed to switch a lot (the close-ups of the female characters looked like a page out of a shoujo manga), I'm assuming intentionally but it was kind of distracting. And I don't like the MC's voice actor but that's just personal taste. You didn't catch the tell tale signs that she's not really your average human did you? |
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